Finance Business Partner

at  Poundstretcher

FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER (PART QUALIFIED) – POUNDSTRETCHER

Poundstretcher, one of the UK’s leading discount retailers and now part of Fortress Investment Group, has an exciting opportunity for a part qualified Commercial Finance Analyst/Finance Business Partner to join our finance team. As we continue to grow and strengthen following the Fortress acquisition, you will play a key role in supporting our commercial objectives. Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, you will partner closely with teams across Marketing, Retail, Property, and Buying to help drive profitable decision-making and business performance.

• Produce weekly trading and monthly performance reports, working closely with business partners to identify performance drivers and recommend actions.
• Provide high-quality, accurate, and timely business information to support strategic decision-making across the group.
• Analyse and interpret large volumes of financial and operational data to draw meaningful insights and conclusions.
• Support the budget and forecasting process, ensuring commercial risks and opportunities are communicated and addressed with relevant teams.
• Collaborate with the Retail team to drive sales, margin, and profitability through financial analysis and constructive challenge.
• Work closely with the Buying team to understand financial performance and identify opportunities for growth.
• Assist the Property team in evaluating the performance of our store portfolio.
• Support the month-end process with insights and analytics, owning any commercial finance-related tasks, including rebates.